EP1566665B1 - Dispositif et procédé pour assurer des paramètres ambiants et pour déterminer des données météorologiques - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé pour assurer des paramètres ambiants et pour déterminer des données météorologiques Download PDF

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EP1566665B1
EP1566665B1 EP04003872A EP04003872A EP1566665B1 EP 1566665 B1 EP1566665 B1 EP 1566665B1 EP 04003872 A EP04003872 A EP 04003872A EP 04003872 A EP04003872 A EP 04003872A EP 1566665 B1 EP1566665 B1 EP 1566665B1
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  • the invention is directed to a method and apparatus for providing ambient parameter data of a vehicle and to a method for determining weather information.
  • Weather information is of high pertinence to drivers of any kind of vehicle, in particular, of road vehicles such as cars, buses or trucks.
  • a road vehicle driver can select a preferred route, make decisions regarding specific equipment (e.g. winter tires, snow chains) and possibly adapt his driving style (e.g. drive more slowly if there is danger of black ice).
  • specific equipment e.g. winter tires, snow chains
  • his driving style e.g. drive more slowly if there is danger of black ice.
  • TMC traffic message channel
  • An aircraft weather information system is disclosed in US 2002/0039072 .
  • Local atmospheric data is collected by aircraft weather radar systems and other aircraft sensors and is downlinked to a ground station.
  • the downlinked data is assembled with other weather information and an up to date atmospheric model is developed.
  • Weather products based on the up to date atmospheric model are uplinked to the aircraft and displayed in the cockpit.
  • the uplinked weather data may be used to alert the crew to potential hazards along the route of flight. The crew can use the alert and any additionally requested data to decide whether or not to make a change to the aircraft altitude etc.
  • a system and a method for diagnosing, controlling and transmitting security relevant system data variables of a motor vehicle are disclosed in DE 197 00 353 .
  • a standard interface for vehicles is known from EP 1 216 888 .
  • This system comprises different sensors such as a temperature sensor and provides the corresponding data together with geographical data to a standard sensor interface.
  • a method for providing ambient parameter data of a vehicle comprising the steps of
  • An “ambient parameter” is a parameter for specifying or characterizing the ambient conditions; ambient parameters comprise temperature, pressure, humidity, brightness, wind velocity, sight range, but also a parameter indicating whether the road surface is slippery, etc.
  • the value of an ambient parameter can be of different type such as numerical or Boolean type.
  • the vehicle is a road vehicle such as a car, a bus or a truck.
  • An “external server” is a server not being part or being outside of the vehicle, particularly a stationary server.
  • the method according to the invention it is possible to collect the values of ambient parameters using sensors that are integrated in a vehicle.
  • the measured parameter values are transmitted to a server where they can be further processed in order to provide weather information for a corresponding region.
  • Weather information comprises current and/or forecast information regarding ambient parameters in a particular region or area. Particularly, if a plurality of vehicles is providing ambient parameter data in this way, a large amount of data can be provided from different positions and being updated regularly in order to provide weather information with high accuracy and being up-to-date.
  • Step a) of this method can comprise automatically determining a position of the vehicle correlating with a determined value of at least one ambient parameter and step b) can further comprise automatically initiating transmitting the position to the external server.
  • the parameter data can be used and further processed by the server together with the correlating position of the vehicle, i.e. the position where the value was measured or determined, which improves the precision and reliability of the resulting weather information.
  • positions correlating with each determined value can be determined.
  • determining a position can be performed via a position determining means of the vehicle, in particular, via a navigation system.
  • the use of a position determining means already present in a vehicle further simplifies the method.
  • many vehicles are provided with navigation systems enabling to determine a current position (correlating to the value of the at least one ambient parameter) of the vehicle using satellite information and/or movement sensors.
  • determining a position of the vehicle can be performed via an external position determining means.
  • the method can also be performed even if the vehicle is not equipped with a position determining means such as a navigation system.
  • a position determining means such as a navigation system.
  • this can be achieved using corresponding detection devices provided at different locations of a road.
  • stations for automatic toll collection that register passing vehicles or beacons could be used.
  • step b) can comprise automatically initiating transmitting the value to the external position determining means. From this external position determining means, then, the value of the ambient parameter can be further transmitted to the server together with the position of the external position determining means.
  • the position of the external position determining means can already be known to the external server such that only the value or the ambient parameter together with an identifier identifying the external position determining means is to be transmitted to the server.
  • Step b) can further comprise automatically combining the value of the at least one parameter and the position into one signal to be transmitted. Transmitting a combined signal simplifies the further processing and the assigning of the parameter value to a position by the external server.
  • Step a) of the above described methods can be performed using a thermometer, barometer, precipitation sensor, brightness sensor, slip sensor, sight range sensor, wind sensor, and/or weather radar of the vehicle. These are possible sensors that are partly already mounted in a vehicle or can be installed without much effort.
  • Step b) can comprise automatically initiating transmitting via a wireless data link.
  • Transmitting via a wireless data link can be via telephone, radio, microwave, visible light, infrared, etc. This allows transmitting parameter values and/or position coordinates in a simple way. In particular, most vehicles are already equipped with a telephone such as a mobile phone.
  • step a) and/or step b) can be performed in regular time intervals and/or dependent on a position of the vehicle and/or upon receipt of an external triggering signal.
  • step a) and/or step b) are repeated after predetermined time intervals yielding an ongoing measurement and transmittance of the parameters.
  • a value of a parameter can be determined if the vehicle is at a predetermined position wherein the position can be predetermined in different ways such as by its coordinates or by the type of location. For example, a parameter value can be determined every time a car crosses a bridge or is on the road in a woodland.
  • step a) and/or step b) can be performed upon receipt of an external triggering signal stemming, for example, from the external server or an external position determining means that is passed by the vehicle.
  • the present invention provides a method for determining weather information by a server comprising the steps of:
  • weather information data particularly comprising current values of ambient parameters and/or weather forecast data
  • a value of at least one ambient parameter can be determined for a small region or area surrounding the position correlating with a value of at least one ambient parameter.
  • the value of ambient parameters transmitted by one or several vehicles and/or data from stationary meteorological offices and/or data from other sources such as satellites can be combined.
  • positions correlating with each value of at least one ambient parameter can be received in step b).
  • the server can comprise at least one receiving unit for receiving parameter data and/or position data and at least one processing unit for processing the parameter data and the position data to obtain weather information data.
  • This method can further comprise transmitting weather information data to a vehicle.
  • the vehicle transmitting an ambient parameter value and the vehicle receiving weather information data can, but need not be, the same. This allows to provide current weather data and weather forecast data for a small area using data received from vehicles in this area and, in return, to provide vehicles with highly accurate and up-to-date weather data for a region they are located in or they are planning to visit.
  • the step of transmitting weather information data can be performed upon a request, in particular, comprising position data, of the vehicle.
  • vehicles being equipped with a corresponding receiving and processing device can request weather information data, for example, on a region they are located in or to which the driver plans to travel by transmitting position data (e.g., one or several positions) identifying the desired region to the server.
  • the invention further provides a method for determining a route by a navigation system, comprising receiving weather information determined by the above described method, determining a route taking into account the received weather information according to a predetermined weather condition criterion.
  • Navigation systems are known in the art and determine a route based on a starting point, a destination point and electronic map data (e.g., road map data in the case of car navigation systems).
  • Weather information determined as described before is highly accurate on a small scale (in contrast to traditional weather information) and, thus, can be taken into account when determining a route.
  • a weather condition criterion can be based, for example, on parameters such as black ice, visibility etc. E.g., if on a road black ice was determined, this road can get a penalty or not considered at all when determining the route.
  • Receiving weather information can be preceded by initiating transmitting position data for which weather information is requested to an external server.
  • the position data is used to identify one or several regions for which weather information is required.
  • determining a route can comprise determining a journey time taking into account the received weather information. Since the weather conditions along a determined route influence the journey time, a more precise time estimation can be obtained in this way.
  • the invention also provides an apparatus for providing ambient parameter data of a vehicle comprising:
  • Such an apparatus enables performing the above-described method.
  • such apparatus can be mounted in vehicles and allow to provide a large amount of ambient parameter data for determining precise and up-to-date weather information.
  • the receiving means of the apparatus can be configured to further receive a position correlating with a determined value of at least one ambient parameter provided by a position determining means of the vehicle, in particular, a navigation system, and the initiating means can be configured to automatically initiate transmitting the position to the external server.
  • the position determining means can comprise satellite-receiving means for receiving satellite signals (for example, GPS signals) and/or movement sensors such as a gyroscope.
  • satellite signals for example, GPS signals
  • movement sensors such as a gyroscope.
  • the initiating means can be configured to combine the at least one parameter and the position into one signal to be transmitted.
  • the initiating means can be configured to initiate transmitting via a wireless data link.
  • the above-described apparatus can further comprise a triggering means configured to provide a triggering signal to at least one ambient parameter sensor of the vehicle to provide the value of the ambient parameter.
  • the apparatus may control the parameter sensor and request a parameter value if desired.
  • the triggering means can be configured to provide the triggering signal in regular time intervals and/or dependent on a position of the vehicle and/or upon receipt of an external triggering signal.
  • the invention provides a vehicle, in particular, a road vehicle, comprising an apparatus as described before.
  • FIG. 1 an example of an apparatus 101 for providing ambient parameter data of a vehicle is shown.
  • This apparatus is connected to several ambient parameter sensors 102.
  • different sensors 102 can be provided.
  • the apparatus 101 can be connected to sensors 102 for temperature, pressure, humidity, precipitation, wind speed, visibility, brightness, fog, slip, low sun, etc.
  • the apparatus 101 comprises a triggering means 1013 for triggering the sensors 102. Upon receipt of the triggering signal, a sensor measures or determines a corresponding parameter value. Such a parameter value is transmitted to the apparatus 101, which also comprises a receiving means 1011 for receiving the parameter value.
  • the apparatus 101 further comprises a memory 1014 for storing a received parameter value.
  • a clock generator in the vehicle for example, can provide such a triggering signal in regular time intervals.
  • the apparatus 101 is also connected to a navigation system 103.
  • a navigation system 103 is configured to determine the current position of the vehicle, in particular, using satellite signals and movement sensors (e.g., a gyroscope).
  • the navigation system 103 transmits the current position of the vehicle to the apparatus 101 where it is received by the receiving means 1011 and stored in the memory 1014.
  • the navigation system 103 can also be configured to regularly provide the apparatus 101 with the current position of the vehicle.
  • the apparatus 101 further comprises a processing means (not shown) for processing the stored data.
  • the parameter data and/or the position data can be processed in order to obtain a specific format.
  • the parameter data and the position data can be combined into a single data file that will be transmitted as a combined signal.
  • the processing means can be part of the receiving means 1011, for example.
  • the apparatus 101 also comprises an initiating means 1012 for initiating transmitting the parameter data and a position correlating with a determined parameter value to an external server.
  • the apparatus 101 is connected to a telephone 104.
  • This connection in particular, can be wireless.
  • the apparatus 101 transmits the parameter data and the position data (particularly as combined signal) to the telephone 104, together with a control signal causing the telephone to send the data to an external server (not shown). In this way, transmittance of the data to the server is initiated.
  • the telephone can be, for example, a mobile phone of the vehicle's driver.
  • the telephone 104 can also be configured to receive data (e.g., weather forecast data) from an external server. These data can then be transmitted to the apparatus 101 and possibly to the navigation system 103, either directly from the telephone 104 or via the apparatus 101.
  • the apparatus 101 can also be configured to cause an output means such as a display or a text-to-speech device to output received data in order to inform the driver on the weather conditions. This can also be achieved by transmitting the data directly from the telephone to a corresponding output device without passing it to the apparatus 101 first.
  • the vehicle is a car 201 travelling along a road 202.
  • the car 201 is equipped with an apparatus for providing ambient parameter data.
  • the vehicle 201 also comprises a navigation system, a telephone and at least one sensor for ambient parameter.
  • the apparatus for providing ambient parameter data can be mounted in the vehicle and connected to the different other devices as, for example, illustrated in Fig. 1 .
  • the ambient parameter sensor determines the value of an ambient parameter. This can be achieved, for example, by measuring a parameter directly (such a the temperature) or by determining a parameter indirectly. For example, if the desired parameter is a slip value that can take the values "yes" or "no" indicating that the road surface is slippery, this parameter can be determined based on the results obtained by utilizing information supplied by wheel speed sensors.
  • the parameter value as determined by the corresponding sensor is transmitted to an external server 203. Transmitting can be performed using, for example, the mobile phone of the car's driver.
  • the external server 203 receiving the signal can be stationary, and, in particular, located in a meteorological office.
  • the navigation system of the car 201 is also in contact with a satellite 204 in order to determine the current position of the car 201 using the global positioning system (GPS). Additional movement sensors can be provided in the car 201 in order to increase the accuracy of the position data.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • the satellite 204 can also provide current images in the visible and infrared range to the external server 203 for further processing and combination with other weather data.
  • the ambient parameter data and the current position data (correlating with the parameter data) to be transmitted to the external server 203 can be determined in reaction to a corresponding triggering signal.
  • a clock generator in the vehicle can provide such a triggering signal.
  • the triggering signal for determining an ambient parameter may depend on the current position of the car 201.
  • the navigation system of a car can be configured so as to provide a corresponding triggering signal if the current position of the car 201 fulfils a predetermined criterion. For example, such a criterion could be fulfilled if the car 201 is crossing a bridge or if the car 201 is at a position having specific topographic features (e.g. elevation profile, wood region, etc.).
  • a triggering signal can be provided by a triggering station 205.
  • triggering stations can be mounted along roads.
  • the triggering station 205 can comprise a beacon or mainly serve as toll station where passing vehicles are registered. If the car 201 passes such a station, a triggering signal is received by the car causing the apparatus for providing ambient parameter data to trigger a sensor to determine an ambient parameter.
  • the car 201 need not be equipped with a navigation system. For example, if a car passes a triggering station, the car is detected. Due to the triggering signal of the station, an ambient parameter value is determined and transmitted to the triggering station 205. From this station 205, the value is further transmitted to the external server 203 either together with an identifier of the station (if the server 203 already knows the position of the station) or together with the explicit position data of the station.
  • a triggering station can be mounted at a road. After a predetermined distance along the road, a data receiving station can be mounted. When a vehicle passes the triggering station, determining ambient parameter values is triggered. Then, at regular intervals or distances, a parameter value is determined and stored. When reaching the data receiving station, the list of values is transmitted to this station. Due to the regular intervals or distances at which the values where determined, a correlating position can be determined for each value based on the known position of the triggering station and the data receiving station. Then, the corresponding data pairs (each consisting of a parameter value and a corresponding position) are further transmitted to the external server.
  • the ambient parameter data are used to determine current weather data and weather forecast data.
  • the ambient parameter data received from different vehicles can be combined with data from meteorological stations and also with satellite signals, e.g. satellite pictures.
  • the server 203 is configured to process the received data to obtain composite weather data and to determine forecast data.
  • the current weather data and the weather forecast data can then be transmitted to a vehicle. This can be done, in particular, if a vehicle explicitly sends a corresponding request to the external server 203.
  • a request can comprise information on what region the driver is interested in or can comprise position data of the vehicle to receive weather information and forecast data for the region surrounding this position.
  • a flow diagram of an example illustrating a method for providing ambient parameter data of a vehicle is shown.
  • a triggering signal is sent to one or several sensors of a vehicle.
  • This step is performed by a corresponding apparatus, such as apparatus 101 in Fig. 1 , mounted in a vehicle.
  • This sending of a triggering signal can be initiated in different ways.
  • the apparatus can comprise or can be connected to a clock such that a triggering signal is sent regularly within predetermined time intervals.
  • the apparatus itself can be triggered by an external device to send a triggering signal as already described above.
  • Possible sensors receiving such a triggering signal can be, for example, temperature, pressure, wind, precipitation or slip sensors.
  • the slip sensor can be part of a system mounted in the car that is responsible for preventing the car from slipping such as an electronic stability program (ESP).
  • ESP electronic stability program
  • the parameter sensor or parameter sensors receive the triggering signal and determine a corresponding parameter value.
  • step 302 the parameter value as determined by a sensor is received by the apparatus for providing ambient parameter data. Then, in step 303, the current position of the vehicle (correlating with the parameter value) is requested. This can be achieved, for example, by sending a corresponding signal to a navigation system of a vehicle that can determine the current position using satellite data and/or movement sensors of the vehicle.
  • the current position data is received by the apparatus for providing ambient parameter data.
  • the parameter sensor data and the position data are combined in step 305 to form a combined signal for simplification of the transmittance and the processing in the external server.
  • step 306 transmitting this combined signal is initiated.
  • the combined signal can be transmitted to a telephone that is connected to the apparatus together with an identification of the server (e.g., its telephone number) to which the signal is to be sent.
  • the sensor data and the position data need not be combined, but can also be sent separately. In this case, it should be ensured that the correspondence of the different data (from the sensors and the position) is also provided to the external server such that the server knows which sensor data belong to which position.
  • Fig. 4 the flow diagram of an example of a method for determining weather information by a server such as server 203 is shown.
  • the server receives a signal from at least one vehicle, the signal comprising ambient parameter data.
  • the data of the different parameters and possibly the position of the "source” vehicle can be combined in a single signal.
  • the data in this signal can already be formatted for further processing by the server without additional steps. If this is not the case, the server has to reformat the data in order to obtain the data in a suitable form.
  • the server can be a server of a meteorological office configured to process weather data and, in particular, establish a weather forecast for providing corresponding weather information to a user or a consumer.
  • the server can comprise one or several data processing units and data storage means.
  • the ambient parameter data received from one or several vehicles can be combined in step 402 with additional data from meteorological stations and/or satellites.
  • this step is optional and any processing of the ambient parameter data can also take place without considering additional data.
  • weather information with highly improved accuracy can be obtained.
  • weather forecast data is determined in step 403.
  • This forecast data can comprise data regarding, for example, temperature, precipitation, road condition (e.g. black ice), visibility, etc. in the future.
  • the weather forecast data can be established on a smaller scale than with just the data from meteorological stations.
  • the weather forecast data is transmitted to a vehicle.
  • This step can be performed both on request by a vehicle or without such a request.
  • different parts of the data can be transmitted to a vehicle.
  • a vehicle can explicitly request weather forecast data for a specific region or area; alternatively, weather forecast data of a region a vehicle is currently located in can be transmitted.
  • the transmitted data can also be restricted to a specific type of data. For example, if a driver wishes to know only forecast information regarding the road condition in a specific area, a corresponding signal comprising such a specific request could be sent from the vehicle to the external server that responds by transmitting only the desired information.
  • FIG. 5 A flow diagram of an example of the functioning of a navigation system in a vehicle, particularly in a car, taking into account weather information data received from an external server is illustrated in Fig. 5 .
  • a route between a starting and destination point is determined based on electronic road map data available to the navigation system.
  • a starting point and a destination point for a route is determined.
  • the destination point is determined by requesting a user to enter a destination point, for example, by selecting a destination out of a corresponding list of destinations.
  • the starting point can be determined in a similar way; alternatively, the starting point can be the current position of the vehicle that can be determined using, for example, satellite data using a system such as GPS.
  • a route is determined by the navigation system using one or several road maps that are available in electronic form.
  • a map can be stored in a memory of a navigation system or a CD or a DVD comprising road map data of a specific region can be present.
  • the route can be determined using different criteria and constraints. Methods for determining a route by a navigation system are well known in the art.
  • weather data for regions along the route determined by the navigation system is requested. This can be achieved by sending a request signal to a corresponding external server.
  • the regions for which weather data (current data and/or forecast data) is desired can be specified, for example, by transmitting coordinates (position data) of the route or the names of larger cities along the route.
  • weather data from an external server are received in step 504 corresponding the request.
  • the navigation system checks for bad weather conditions along the route.
  • This step can be performed using different criteria.
  • the navigation system can be configured such that black ice on the road is considered to be a bad condition.
  • Other criteria e.g., based on the visibility, precipitation, etc. can be used as well.
  • step 505 After analyzing the weather conditions along the route in step 505, it is checked whether there are any bad conditions along the determined route in step 506.
  • the route as already determined previously in step 502 is presented to the driver in step 507. This can be done acoustically and/or optically.
  • the navigation system determines an optimized route in step 508. For example, roads and/or entire regions in which bad conditions are present (e.g., black ice, bad visibility, etc.) get a penalty. In this way, an optimized route circumventing regions with bad weather conditions can be determined and presented to the driver in step 507.
  • step 508 it is also possible that the weather conditions are taken into account for the originally determined route only when determining the journey time. Then, if at some region of the original route, bad weather conditions are present, the same route can still be presented to the driver, however, with increased journey time and possibly with corresponding weather information for the driver.

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  1. Procédé permettant de déterminer un itinéraire grâce au système de navigation d'un véhicule routier, comprenant :
    - la réception (504), dans le véhicule routier, d'informations météorologiques déterminées par un serveur externe (203) en utilisant les étapes suivantes :
    a) la réception (401) d'une valeur concernant au moins un paramètre ambiant provenant d'au moins un véhicule routier et provenant en particulier d'une pluralité de véhicules routiers,
    b) la réception (401) d'une position venant en corrélation avec la valeur du ou des paramètres ambiants,
    c) la détermination automatique (403) de données d'informations météorologiques en utilisant la valeur du ou des paramètres ambiants provenant du ou des véhicules routiers, ainsi que la position venant en corrélation avec la valeur du ou des paramètres ambiants,
    d) la transmission (404) au véhicule routier des données d'informations météorologiques provenant du serveur externe (203),
    - la détermination (505, 506, 508) d'un itinéraire en prenant en compte les informations météorologiques reçues en fonction d'un critère prédéfini de conditions météorologiques.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'étape de transmission des données d'informations météorologiques est effectuée sur une demande comprenant, en particulier, les données de position du véhicule routier.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la réception des informations météorologiques est précédée par le déclenchement de la transmission des données de position pour lesquelles sont demandées à un serveur externe les informations météorologiques.
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la détermination d'un itinéraire comprend la détermination d'une heure dans la journée en prenant en compte les informations météorologiques reçues.
  5. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la position reçue a été déterminée par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen de détermination de position du ou des véhicules routiers, en particulier par l'intermédiaire d'un système de navigation.
  6. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel la position reçue a été déterminée par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen externe de détermination de position.
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel les valeurs du ou des paramètres et de la position sont combinées en un seul signal transmis.
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la valeur du ou des paramètres ambiants a été déterminée en utilisant un thermomètre, un baromètre, un capteur de précipitations, un capteur de luminosité, un capteur de glissement, un capteur de plage de vision, un capteur de vent et/ou un radar météorologique du ou des véhicules routiers.
  9. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les informations météorologiques sont reçues par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de données sans fil.
  10. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les informations météorologiques sont reçues, et/ou l'itinéraire est déterminé, à des intervalles réguliers dans le temps et/ou en fonction de la position du véhicule routier et/ou lors de la réception d'un signal externe de déclenchement.
  11. Système comprenant :
    - un serveur externe (203) configuré pour exécuter les étapes suivantes :
    a) la réception d'une valeur concernant au moins un paramètre ambiant provenant d'au moins un véhicule routier et provenant, en particulier, d'une pluralité de véhicules routiers,
    b) la réception d'une position venant en corrélation avec la valeur du ou des paramètres ambiants,
    c) la détermination automatique de données d'informations météorologiques en utilisant la valeur du ou des paramètres ambiants provenant du ou des véhicules routiers, ainsi que la position venant en corrélation avec la valeur du ou des paramètres ambiants,
    d) la transmission au véhicule routier des données d'informations météorologiques,
    - un système de navigation, destiné à un véhicule routier, comprenant :
    (i) un moyen permettant de recevoir des informations météorologiques provenant du serveur externe, et
    (ii) un moyen permettant de déterminer un itinéraire en prenant en compte les informations météorologiques reçues en fonction d'un critère prédéfini de conditions météorologiques.
  12. Système selon la revendication 11, dans lequel l'étape de transmission des données d'informations météorologiques est effectuée sur une demande comprenant, en particulier, les données de position du véhicule routier.
  13. Système selon la revendication 11 ou 12, dans lequel le système de navigation comprend un moyen permettant de déclencher la transmission des données de position pour lesquelles sont demandées à un serveur externe les informations météorologiques.
  14. Système selon l'une des revendications 11 à 13, dans lequel le moyen de détermination d'un itinéraire est configuré pour déterminer une heure dans la journée en prenant en compte les informations météorologiques reçues.
  15. Système selon l'une des revendications 11 à 14, dans lequel la position reçue a été déterminée par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen de détermination de position du ou des véhicules routiers, en particulier par l'intermédiaire d'un système de navigation.
  16. Système selon l'une des revendications 11 à 14, dans lequel la position reçue a été déterminée par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen externe de détermination de position.
  17. Système selon l'une des revendications 11 à 15, dans lequel les valeurs du ou des paramètres et de la position sont combinées en un seul signal transmis.
  18. Système selon l'une des revendications 11 à 17, dans lequel la valeur du ou des paramètres ambiants a été déterminée en utilisant un thermomètre, un baromètre, un capteur de précipitations, un capteur de luminosité, un capteur de glissement, un capteur de plage de vision, un capteur de vent et/ou un radar météorologique du ou des véhicules routiers.
  19. Système selon l'une des revendications 11 à 18, dans lequel le moyen de réception des informations météorologiques est configuré pour recevoir les informations météorologiques par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de données sans fil.
  20. Système selon l'une des revendications 11 à 19, dans lequel le moyen de réception des données d'informations météorologiques et/ou le moyen de détermination d'un itinéraire sont configurés pour recevoir les informations météorologiques et/ou pour déterminer l'itinéraire à des intervalles réguliers dans le temps et/ou en fonction d'une position du véhicule routier et/ou lors de la réception d'un signal externe de déclenchement.
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